H-1B salaries in Providence, RI

Based on 2,081 certified H-1B filings in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$110,406
Middle 50%$88k–$141.6k
vs. national median−10%comparison median $122,699
Filings2,081FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $56,261 and $450,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,000
25th$88,000
50th (median)$110,406
75th$141,565
90th$210,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2020: median $90,000 (1,550 filings) FY2021: median $91,520 (1,211 filings) FY2022: median $96,662 (1,213 filings) FY2023: median $104,000 (1,055 filings) FY2024: median $103,513 (925 filings) FY2025: median $109,371 (896 filings) FY2026: median $114,400 (1,185 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1,550 filings FY20 FY2021: 1,211 filings FY21 FY2022: 1,213 filings FY22 FY2023: 1,055 filings FY23 FY2024: 925 filings FY24 FY2025: 896 filings FY25 FY2026: 1,185 filings FY26 1,550
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$90,000$78,941$105,0681,550
FY2021$91,520$75,807$111,6551,211
FY2022$96,662$78,749$120,0001,213
FY2023$104,000$83,500$129,0911,055
FY2024$103,513$81,682$134,930925
FY2025$109,371$83,034$140,000896
FY2026$114,400$94,752$142,1401,185

Cost of living

Providence's median H-1B salary of $110,406 is worth about $108,500 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,509Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Providence-Fall River, RI-MA HUD Metro FMR Area).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,879Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Providence-Fall River, RI-MA HUD Metro FMR Area).
Price level (U.S. = 100)101.8Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$108,500Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesRI: yes · MA: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$128,586573
Systems Engineer / Architect$85,000185
Data Scientist$108,201105
Physician$255,00096
QA Engineer$96,86196
Programmer Analyst$85,59267
Industrial Engineer$110,28260
Molecular and Cellular Biologist$75,55534
Systems Analyst$105,12534
Mechanical Engineer$109,99530
Internal Medicine Physician$225,00028
IT Manager$169,60127
Database Administrator$96,28224
Dentist$172,15622
Management Consultant$103,14122

By job title

Full Stack Developer$130k · 39 Scrum Master$96.6k · 13

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Providence, RI. Figure: median salary · filings.